Luke 7:35
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Luke 7:35 in other translations
| BSB | But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.” |
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| WEB | Wisdom is justified by all her children.” |
| ASV | And wisdom is justified of all her children. |
| YLT | and the wisdom was justified from all her children.' |
| DARBY | and wisdom has been justified of all her children. |
| BBE | But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children. |
| Webster | But wisdom is justified by all her children. |
What does Luke 7:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:31-35
31-35. the Lord said, &c.--As cross, capricious children, invited by their playmates to join them in their amusements, will play with them neither at weddings nor funerals (juvenile imitations of the joyous and mournful scenes of life), so that generation rejected both John and his Master: the one because he was too unsocial--more like a demoniac than a rational man; the other, because He was too much the reverse…
Barnes' Notes
(z) "Wisdom is justified" Prov 8:32-36, 17:16
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:19-35
To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus…
Luke 7:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 7:35
- Proverbs 8:32-36
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. …
- Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14-15
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
- Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
- Luke 7:29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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- Luke 7:34
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
- Luke 7:35
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
- Luke 7:36
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
Luke 7:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas la sabiduría es justificada de todos sus hijos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la sagesse a été justifiée par tous ses enfants. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die Weisheit ist gerechtfertigt worden von allen ihren Kindern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et justificata est sapientia ab omnibus filiis suis. |